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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borg Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marailov comes into the arena with Вставай blaring out of the sound system. Borg Bunting has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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267 lbs
26 - 19 - 1 |
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187 cm
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278 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Marailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borg Bunting!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marailov circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Marailov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunting throws a low kick but Marailov moves out of range easily.
Bunting goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marailov. Bunting does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marailov throws a looping overhand right but Bunting ducks down to avoid it.
Marailov misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Marailov misses the target.
Bunting throws out a counter right but Marailov avoids it with no problem.
Bunting connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bunting works Marailov's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunting throws out a loose jab but Marailov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marailov throwing a counter right hand but Bunting manages to avoid it.
Bunting lands a jab-cross combination.
Bunting keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marailov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bunting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting cracks a nice hook into Marailov's ribs.
Marailov misses with a body shot.
Bunting throws a shot from downtown. Marailov moves away and avoids it.
Bunting looks to score with a jab to the body but Marailov is just out of range.
Bunting takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marailov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marailov scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Borg Bunting has been cut.
Bunting throws a jab but it's blocked by Marailov.
Bunting misses with a straight right.
Marailov throws an off balance right hand
and Bunting counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A lazy left from Bunting finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunting. Marailov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marailov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marailov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donk. Marailov catches Bunting right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting connects with a crisp jab.
Bunting connects with the punch.
Bunting slips under a jab from Marailov.
Marailov connects with a single shot there.
Marailov jabs Bunting right on the nose. Bunting blinks but takes it well.
Bunting steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marailov.
Marailov misses with a straight right.
Marailov misses with a hook. Bunting ducked under it nicely.
Marailov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bunting's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marailov. Bunting does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunting misses with a looping left.
Marailov is looking to counter punch.
Marailov with a jab.
Marailov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marailov ducks under a wild hook from Bunting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting ducks under a wild hook from Marailov.
Marailov wants to clinch up but Bunting keeps it at a distance.
Bunting scores with a shot to the body.
Marailov avoids a kick to the body.
Bunting goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marailov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marailov looks to throw the jab but Bunting is out of range.
Bunting wants to slow Marailov down by chopping away at his legs.
Bunting misses with a hook. Marailov ducked under it nicely.
Marailov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bunting bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marailov rushes Bunting and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bunting lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marailov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marailov misses with an uppercut
and Bunting counters with a stiff right hand.
Bunting gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunting struggles to land a body shot inside as Marailov controls his hands.
Marailov has had enough of the clinch but Bunting keeps him there for the moment.
Marailov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunting backwards.
Bunting misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunting misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunting.
Marailov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marailov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bunting to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunting throws a jab when Marailov was well out of range.
Marailov cracks Bunting with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bunting waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marailov.
The fighters circling - Marailov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marailov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bunting looks for the body kick but Marailov saw that one coming.
Bunting wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bunting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marailov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gustav Marailov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Borg Bunting's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marailov blocks a head kick by Bunting.
It looked like Marailov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bunting.
Marailov scores with a body shot.
Bunting dodges the punch combination from Marailov.
Bunting scores with a sloppy right hand. Marailov should have avoided that one.
Marailov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunting.
Gustav Marailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunting throws a lazy uppercut
and Marailov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bunting takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marailov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marailov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Bunting releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marailov throws a right and a left that Bunting avoids nicely.
Bunting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marailov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Marailov throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunting throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marailov throws a jab when Bunting was well out of range.
Marailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bunting misses with a straight left.
Marailov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marailov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bunting counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bunting tries to bum rush Marailov with a series of wild strikes but Marailov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunting takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bunting misses with an uppercut
and Bunting takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marailov throws an off balance right hand
and Bunting makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marailov misses with a hook.
Bunting staying out of range there.
Marailov misses the shot to the body.
Marailov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marailov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bunting connects with a body shot that sends Marailov's belly button to the back.
Marailov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunting counters with a straight right hand.
Bunting misses the shot to the body.
Marailov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marailov misses with the combination.
Marailov tries to clinch up.
Marailov takes a swing at Bunting's ribcage but misses.
Bunting throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marailov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marailov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunting doesn't seem bothered though.
Marailov misses with a wild combination.
Marailov darts in and clinches Bunting up against the cage.
Bunting misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marailov working hard to break the clinch.
Marailov takes a shot to the head.
Marailov can't find room to land a body shot as Bunting controls the action.
Bunting misses with some punches.
Bunting keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marailov's efforts to push away.
Bunting misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marailov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Bunting.
Marailov taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bunting fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bunting fails to land.
Bunting lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunting struggles to land a body shot inside as Marailov controls his hands.
Marailov misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunting.
Marailov throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunting.
Bunting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marailov checks a low kick from Bunting.
Marailov moves forwards but Bunting connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bunting misses with a head kick.
Bunting darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marailov misses with a looping right.
Bunting feints and then cracks Marailov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marailov down.
Marailov with a nice cross.
A combination from Marailov does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Borg Bunting will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Borg Bunting's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marailov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunting.
Bunting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marailov moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Marailov misses the target.
Bunting looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bunting throws a right and a left that Marailov avoids nicely.
Bunting slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gustav Marailov is winning the standup battle so far.
Marailov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunting misses with a body shot.
Bunting lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marailov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bunting under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marailov lands with a hook. Bunting tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marailov throws a jab when Bunting was well out of range.
Bunting keeps Marailov at a distance using the push kick.
Marailov throws a body punch but Bunting moves out of range.
Marailov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting avoids the body shot from Marailov.
Bunting bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marailov's head backwards.
Bunting uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marailov.
Bunting throws out a counter right but Marailov avoids it with no problem.
Marailov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunting lands a nice uppercut.
Bunting lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunting blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marailov throws a head punch that misses.
Marailov wants to get back to striking at distance but Bunting won't allow it.
Marailov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marailov is trying to break the clinch but Bunting is controlling him.
Marailov breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bunting misses the target.
Marailov throws a big shot that misses.
Marailov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunting manages to avoid it.
Marailov throws a jab when Bunting was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marailov lands a two punch combo.
Bunting looks to land a right hand but Marailov moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunting throws a leg kick
and Marailov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marailov tries to bum rush Bunting with a series of wild strikes but Bunting uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunting ducks under a wild hook from Marailov.
Bunting throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marailov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marailov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bunting throws a hook to the side of Marailov's head but Marailov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunting throws a head kick but Marailov moves out of range.
Donk. Marailov catches Bunting right on the button with a cross.
Bunting lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marailov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bunting, right into the meat.
Bunting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Marailov misses the target.
Marailov misses with a double jab
and Bunting counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bunting.
Marailov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bunting has him pressed against the cage.
Bunting prevents a body shot from Marailov.
Marailov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunting throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marailov's head.
Marailov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bunting.
Bunting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marailov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunting.
Bunting misses with a two punch combination.
Marailov misses with a straight right.
Marailov has closed the distance and engaged Bunting in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunting.
Bunting misses with a punch to the body.
Marailov is trying to push Bunting away but Bunting has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bunting blocks a body shot from Marailov.
A short body shot lands from Bunting as the two fighters clinch.
Marailov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunting breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marailov misses the body punch
and Marailov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bunting looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marailov blocks a jab.
Marailov dodges the punch combination from Bunting.
Bunting lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Marailov misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Borg Bunting.
I think Bunting has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Borg Bunting!
Borg Bunting took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, On Tap (160Q & Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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